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Police frontline activity has increased * Excluding traffic. Police and Crown Law do about 90% of prosecutions; the remainder is prosecutions by other government agencies. Source: Police Annual Reports

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Criminal court volumes have grown * Individuals convicted, diverted, discharged or whose case was not proven in the High, District and Youth Courts. Data continuity from 2005. Source: Ministry of Justice

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Community sentenced period starts by management group Community sentences have also grown rapidly... Source: Offender Volumes Report 2009, Department of Corrections

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Prison sentenced snapshot by discretionary release eligibility... and the Parole Board has a great deal of influence over sentence length served Source: Offender Volumes Report 2009, Department of Corrections

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Rising volumes and a flat fiscal picture are not easy to reconcile The justice sector costs the Crown a lot of money NZ has very high incarceration rates Efficiency gains are necessary but not sufficient Volumes are amenable to policy changes particularly in the area of short sentences The justice sector needs to move to a more sustainable path